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A stained glass tour in Italy (1913)

Sherrill, Charles Hitchock, 1867- · London, John Lane; New York, The John Lane Company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 207

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case in the lowestscene—this shows the work to be early. Veryskilful is the handling of the nearly triangular spacesat what may be called the four corners of thewindow. An Evangelist is seated in the tallerportion of each, while the rapidly decreasing re-mainder of each space is deftly fitted with… … INTERIOR, SIENA CATHEDRALIn the background is the finest occhio of the mosaic period in Italy. Its nine-compartments (see page, ijy) can be clearly distinguished. Note the richly picturedpavement, the cornice of papal heads, etc. Siena or more beautiful chef-doeuvre of the Italian mosaictype…

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